MERIT AWARD
OUTWARD BOUND OMAN DESERT CENTER
23 DEGREES NORTH @23degreesn
Jury Comments:
“Creating a sense of space and place where there is little place. Contextual and unique with a sensitivity to its environment. Its not generic; it has a story and it was born for this particular place. The south façade had a marvelous vernacular texture.”
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HONOR AWARD
MOSQUE OF LIGHT
Studio Niko Kapa
Jury Comments:
“ This is a very beautiful proposal for a truly experiential building. it is an outstanding and sensible project. There is particular poetry in the presentation, that was unique among all the submissions.”
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MERIT AWARD
KUWAIT UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATION FACILITIES BUILDING
PACE Architecture and Engineering + Planning @pacemiddleeast
Jury Comments:
“The shading screens make for very interesting skin on the varied forms of all the building; they are modern interpretations of traditional patterns. The dramatic interiors are distinctive among all of the submissions.”
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